Would like to see Cal win a Rose Bowl before you die, but you’re not counting on it. (Photo: Oregon celebrating its 2012 Rose Bowl victory.)

Would like to see Cal win a Rose Bowl before you die, but you’re not counting on it. (Photo: Oregon celebrating its 2012 Rose Bowl victory.)

Photo: Harry How / Getty Images

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When you’re woken up by helicopters, grumble, ‘What have the protesters done this time...’

When you’re woken up by helicopters, grumble, ‘What have the protesters done this time...’

Photo: Noah Berger / Special to The Chronicle

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Live in fear of the meter maid.

Live in fear of the meter maid.

Photo: Mike Kepka / The Chronicle

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Know what street Patty Hearst was kidnapped from (Benvenue Ave).

Know what street Patty Hearst was kidnapped from (Benvenue Ave).

Photo: Douglas Zimmerman / SF Gate

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Love summer and winter break because all those pesky students are away on vacation.

Love summer and winter break because all those pesky students are away on vacation.

Photo: Paul Chinn / The Chronicle

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Can’t remember the last time you saw someone walk a dog on a leash.

Can’t remember the last time you saw someone walk a dog on a leash.

Photo: Sean Culligan / The Chronicle

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Can't imagine life without Tilden Park.

Can't imagine life without Tilden Park.

Photo: Paul Chinn / The Chronicle

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Think that San Francisco is a place for work, and Berkeley is a place to call home.

Think that San Francisco is a place for work, and Berkeley is a place to call home.

Photo: Mike Kepka / The Chronicle

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You know you're a real Berkeleyan if you...

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There’s no mistaking that Berkeley enjoys an outsized reputation for a city of only 113,000 people.

While people from the redder parts of the country may think of Berkeley and San Francisco as liberal twins, the East Bay college town has a progressive flavor that leaves its big-city neighbor lying in the middle of the road.

For this slideshow, Allen Matthews, Katie Dowd, John King and Dave Curran and Kitty Luce came up with the captions. Gate photo editor Douglas Zimmerman shot or found the illustrations.

Add your suggestions for what makes a real Berkeleyan in the comments.